Marcel Sabitzer again completed parts of the team training session today (Tuesday). The midfielder suffered a knee injury in the away match in Leipzig in mid-March and has been out of action ever since. The best pictures from the training session in Dortmund-Brackel.
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The World Cup participants will be given an extended break after the tournament and will therefore join the squad later.<\/p>\n<p>Just one week after the clash with AS Roma, the first competitive match is already on the schedule when Borussia Dortmund, as runners-up, will face double winners FC Bayern Munich <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/5/23/Borussia-Dortmund-to-compete-in-2026-Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercup.html\" target=\"_blank\">at home in the Super Cup<\/a> on 22 August.<\/p>\n<p>Further information on the season opener, the supporting programme and tickets will follow shortly.<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>The match against AS Roma takes on a special significance as <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/5/26/Inacio-Reggiani-and-Mane-called-up-to-the-Italian-national-team.html\" target=\"_blank\">Samuele Inacio, Luca Reggiani and Filippo Mane<\/a> are three Italians in the BVB squad who will be facing a club from their home country. 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The World Cup participants will be given an extended break after the tournament and will therefore join the squad later.<\/p>\n<p>Just one week after the clash with AS Roma, the first competitive match is already on the schedule when Borussia Dortmund, as runners-up, will face double winners FC Bayern Munich <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/5/23/Borussia-Dortmund-to-compete-in-2026-Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercup.html\" target=\"_blank\">at home in the Super Cup<\/a> on 22 August.<\/p>\n<p>Further information on the season opener, the supporting programme and tickets will follow shortly.<\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-3304a94386","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"BVB host AS Roma in their season opener","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"1131226256","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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